The Crystal Lancets are awarded in two categories at each of MUW's faculties. The Surveyors Crystal Lancet goes to the didactician with the highest grade point average in the Survey on Evaluation of Classes and Academic Teachers, and the Public Crystal Lancet goes to the didactician selected by direct student voting. In order to be nominated for the awards, it is necessary to get at least 20 student opinions in the survey for the past academic year and one of the highest averages in the department. This allows more than one didactician from each department to be decorated.
Before the student representatives presented the statues, they took the opportunity to thank the teachers who support them in their difficult medical studies, motivate them and help them find their own interests.
- We are happy to recognize those who every day with their hard work prove to us that education is also a passion and vocation - said Piotr Gronowski, Chairman of the Student Government Committee on Didactics, at the awards gala.
- Among the academic community of MUW there are didacticians who, with their passion and commitment, push the boundaries of traditional teaching, showing that true education is more than the transmission of knowledge. It's building bridges between theory and practice, it's supporting each of us to spread our wings and discover our potential. It's understanding our uneasy beginnings. I would like to emphasize that behind every award and nomination that will be presented today, there is not only commitment, but also a great passion for teaching and concern for students. It is these qualities that make you not only didacticians for us, but also guides and authorities - stressed Anna Kupczak, Chairwoman of the Student Government - I wish you that your passion for teaching never fades. And every day spent at the university brings much satisfaction and fulfillment. Together we can build a future full of knowledge, inspiration and shared successes.
Rector Professor Rafal Krenke, referring to his medical practice, pointed out that nothing motivates a doctor and gives as much pleasure as a patient who comes out of the hospital healthy as well as their happy family.
- It's uplifting and empowering to keep working. And here's an analogy: if we put our strength and a lot of commitment to teach students, and they want and can appreciate it, that's really great - the Rector said.
Crystal Lancet winners from the 2023/2024 academic year
In the category of Surveyor Crystal Lancet, statuettes were awarded to:
- at the Faculty of Medicine: Dr. Maria Chojnacka from the Center of Foreign Languages
- at the Faculty of Health Sciences: Ewa Rzońca, MD, PhD, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Didactics.
- at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: Mariusz Mirosz, MA, from the Physical Education and Sports Centre.
- at the Faculty of Pharmacy: Marzena Walenda, MA, from the Physical Education and Sports Centre.
In the category of the Public Crystal Lancet, the awardees were:
- at the Faculty of Medicine: Tomasz Ciesielski, MD, from the Chair and Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology
- at the Faculty of Health Sciences: Tomasz Kryczka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Development of Nursing, Social and Medical Sciences.
- at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: Dr. Robert Franczyk from the Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy
- at the Faculty of Pharmacy: Prof. Joanna Kolmas from the Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biomaterials.
Two special “Friend of the MUW Student Government” awards were also given as thanks for the support of the Student Government in all its activities. They were given to Jacek Sieńko, MD, PhD, Vice Dean for Student Affairs of the English Division of the Faculty of Medicine, and Monika Leszczyńska-Rzucidło, Head of the Office for Teaching and Student Affairs.
Nominees for the Public Crystal Lancet
The nomination in the category of the Public Crystal Lancet is itself a great honor, so it is worth mentioning those didacticians who, in addition to the winners mentioned above, were among the nominees. They were:
From the Faculty of Pharmacy
- Dr Wojciech Goch from the Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry
- Dr Paweł Siudem from the Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry
- Dr Renata Wolińska from the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care
From the Faculty of Medicine
- Dawid Chadaj, MD, form the Department of Rehabilitation
- Dr Joanna Chylińska from the Department of Medical Psychology
- Prof. Jacek Malejczyk from the Chair and Department of Histology and Embryology
- Dr Urszula Ziętalewicz from the Department of Health Psychology
From the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
- Dr Alicja Aluchna from the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
- Agnieszka Besler, MA, from the Physical Education and Sports Centre
- Agnieszka Borysiuk, MA, form the Department of Rehabilitation
- Kinga Klaś-Pulpar, MA, from the Physical Education and Sports Centre
From the Faculty of Health Sciences
- Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura, MD, PhD, from the Department of Medical Biology
- Patryk Rzońca, MD, PhD, from the Department of Human Anatomy
- Jerzy Skolimowski, MA, from the Physical Education and Sports Centre
- Anna Staniszewska, MD, PhD, from the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
The nominees also received congratulations and diplomas.
In addition to those mentioned, those present at the presentation of the awards were: Prof. Marek Kuch, Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Education, Prof. Paweł Włodarski, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Aleksandra Banaszkiewicz and Prof. Renata Główczynska, Vice Deans of the Faculty of Medicine, Justyna Teliga-Czajkowska, MD, PhD, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Jerzy Chrzanowski, Head of the Physical Education and Sports Centre, Andrea Horvath, MD, PhD, the rector's plenipotentiary for educational programs, Jaroslaw Prugar, acting Vice Chancellor for Maintance, from the Student Government: Bartosz Rutka, Alicja Danieluk, Aleksandra Ochnik, Magdalena Kędrak, as well as representatives of the Faculty Government: Emilia Figura, Maciej Ciastoń, Milena Majewska, Klaudia Dwornikiewicz. The participants of the event also had the opportunity to listen to a mini-concert performed by students Maja and Zuzanna Jabłońskie.
